Question 1

Do the fans face the bottom of the case? The picture made me think the fans were on top.

Accepted Answer

They face the bottom of the case -  it is somewhat misleading, but only b/c they are trying to display the best image of their card w/it's cooling fans.  It does seem odd at first, but it is pretty much the standard setup on most video cards.  If you imagine installing it by looking at the image then 1) for the ports to be available on the back of the PC  2) for the card secured to the case w/screws, and 3) for the PCIe interface to be facing your motherboard PCIe slots, you will quickly realize that the fan side is on the bottom of the card.  Hope this made sense & was of some assistance.

Question 2

The "ASUS PRIME Z270-A LGA 1151 Intel Z270 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Motherboards - Intel" motherboard has its own video outputs. If I were to purchase this video card, would they be compatible?

Accepted Answer

When you install a video card it takes over video rendering for your computer. No matter what video card you purchase, as long as you have a video card in slot number one for video. It will take control of your video rendering. There will be no compatibility issues

Question 3

Does it come with a backplate? The picture doesn't show one.

Accepted Answer

No

Question 4

is it DirectX 12 ?

Accepted Answer

Yes, all of the Polaris GPUs (RX 4xx/5xx) support the DirectX 12 API.

Question 5

Will this card word with a Asus M5A97 R2.0 motherboard?

Accepted Answer

The.best way to make sure is to call Asus.  I don't see any reason why it shouldn't.  I would still call to verify.  I believe on their website there is a tool to match up gpu's to mb's

Question 6

what type of 8 pin conecter is it?

Accepted Answer

Hello,

Thank you for contacting us in regards to your question.

This graphics card uses a standard 8pin PCI-e power connector that should be located on your power supply.  Many times this connectory may also be a 6+2pin connector.  For more information, please consult your power supply manual.

Thank you, 
Newegg Support

Question 7

This thing is running a bit hot for my liking at 75C - 80C at 100% load (stock speeds), 100% fan, and ambient temperature at 16C. Will swapping out the thermal compound help, and would doing so void my warranty?

Accepted Answer

Why don't you just send it back... Cause that is really weird, I have two of those and they never go beyond 65°C under load with fans at 60%

Question 8

will this work with the ASUS TUF Z270 Mark 1 LGA1151 DDR4 DP HDMI M.2 USB 3.1 Z270 ATX Motherboard?

Accepted Answer

Yes it will all you will have to do is go to AMD's website and get the drivers for the card.
Here are two ways
Find the section that says automatically detect and install your driver, click on the download now section. or
Find the section on the latest AMD drivers and software and click on the one that is under Rx 580,570,560 and then click on the one that is your OS (windows 10/8.1 or 7)

Question 9

Have there been any reported issues with the durability of this card?

Accepted Answer

Some users have reported issues with fan failures, overheating, and poor customer support from ASUS.

Question 10

can i crossfire this card?

Accepted Answer

yes, but most games don't benefit much from crossfire these days

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